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comedy film, directed by Geordie Sabbagh. The film stars

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as Anne Banting, a drug dealer whose livelihood is disrupted by the 2018 legalization of cannabis in Canada. The film's cast also includes

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, Natalie Brown,

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, Naomi Snieckus and

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. Production on the film commenced in August 2018. The film premiered at the Whistler Film Festival on December 7, 2019. It was slated to premiere commercially on March 20, 2020, but following the closure of public venues due to the

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, the producers shifted to online distribution, releasing the film on the

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platform on March 17."Tuesday, March 17, 2020: Blair Underwood, Jess Salgueiro and more"
'' Q'', March 17, 2020.

Cast

as Anne Banting *

as Luke *

as Jack Banting *

as Barbara Banting * Naomi Snieckus as Judy * Natalie Brown as Valerie *

as Gary

References

External links

* 2019 films 2019 comedy films Canadian comedy films English-language Canadian films Canadian films about cannabis 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub